List of characters in The Hunger Games trilogy | The Hunger Games Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia List of characters in The Hunger Games trilogy The following is a list of characters in The Hunger Games trilogy . Contents Main characters The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen — The narrator, main protagonist, and District 12 's female tribute, a strong-willed teenager trying to survive in the Hunger Games. She lives with her little sister Primrose (nicknamed Prim) and her mother. After her father dies in a mine explosion, she hunts to provide for her family. She promises her sister she will try to win the games, and she is able to keep her promise by later winning the 74th Hunger Games alongside Peeta Mellark. Peeta Mellark — The male tribute for District 12, and the local baker is District 12's son. He is loyal and brave, and will do whatever it takes for Katniss to survive, because he has been in love with her since they were five years old. Katniss, however, has to act like she's in love with him in order to get sponsors which keeps both of them alive in the Games.

Peeta is described as being medium height, strongly built and has ashy blonde hair. Cinna — Katniss' stylist. A sly and witty man, Cinna is clever with his fingers and even smarter in his mind. His incredible designs for Katniss help her gain popularity with the audience. He is the most "normal" person Katniss meets from the Capitol. Rue — The tribute from District 11 . Small and meek. It was not assumed that she would last long in the 74th Hunger Games , but her knowledge of trees, plants, climbing and hiding keeps her alive. She can leap from tree to tree almost as if she had wings. She warns Katniss about the tracker jacker hive, and they later become allies. She is murdered by the boy tribute from District 1, Marvel . Rue had dark eyes and dark skin. Cato — District 2 male tribute and the leader of the Career pack. He trained for the Games his entire life, and was described as a "ruthless killing machine". He was extremely strong and the tribute most likely to be crowned the victor.

Cato killed the District 4 male and the District 6 male , along with many other unnamed tributes. He, Katniss, and Peeta were the last three tributes to face the wolf-muttations who later killed Cato. Foxface — Foxface was described as having fox-like features, and because of that, Katniss nicknamed her "Foxface". This red-head from District 5 is hard to catch. Though she doesn't have brute strength or knowledge of weapons, she could outsmart everyone in the arena. She made it to the final 4, then died by eating nightlock that was left out by Peeta. Clove — The female tribute from District 2. She was very skilled with throwing knives, as she was the one who killed the District 9 male . She attempted to kill Katniss with one of her knives, but Katniss used her new backpack as a shield, so that the knife hit the backpack instead. Clove was the fifth tribute to die, she went to the feast having Cato guarding her. She was killed during the feast by Thresh after she tried to kill Katniss.

She was the only tribute during the 74th Games that got close to killing Katniss, twice. Thresh — Male tribute from District 11. With the same brown skin and golden brown eyes as Rue, he was extremely resourceful and immensely powerful. His most notable act was that of sparing Katniss' life due to her alliance with Rue. He died shortly after, killed by Cato. Glimmer — The female tribute from District 1 who was described as beautiful, sexy, and tall, with blonde hair and emerald green eyes. She was part of the Career pack and was killed when a hive of angry tracker jackers was dropped on the camp by Katniss. The District 4 female was also killed because of the tracker jackers. Marvel — The male tribute from District 1 , who was a strong and ruthless Career. He killed Rue, the female tribute from District 11, by throwing a spear through her stomach. He was then killed by Katniss, shot in the throat by an arrow and drowned in his own blood. He was Katniss' first direct kill (but not her very first as she earlier killed Glimmer and a girl from District 4 with tracker jackers).

The District 4 female — The female tribute from District 4 . She was part of the Career pack and was killed when a hive of angry tracker jackers was dropped on the camp by Katniss. Glimmer was also killed because of the tracker jackers. The District 3 male — The male tribute from District 3 . had joined the Career pack and booby-trapped the area right around the Cornucopia with land mines he had dug up and then re-armed. After Katniss set off the mines, Cato killed him by snapping his neck in a fit of rage. Effie Trinket — The District 12 escort, who is a happy and bubbly person. She drew Primrose's (Katniss' sister) name during the reaping causing Katniss to volunteer as tribute. She wears many different colored wigs and helps Katniss and Peeta get sponsors in the Games. She constantly bickers and argues with Haymitch. Very proper, she hates it when people do not have proper etiquette. Haymitch Abernathy — Haymitch is Katniss' and Peeta's mentor.

He is drunk at almost any given time, with a glass in one hand and a knife in the other. He drinks to forget the memories of the 50th Hunger Games , which he was crowned victor of. He won during the second Quarter Quell , when double the tributes were required to participate in this deadly game. He promised he would sober up long enough for Katniss and Peeta to play the Games and help them. He sends Katniss gifts throughout the games to help her survive, and sometimes Katniss believes that his gifts always seem to have good timing and there might be some kind of connection between them. Gale Hawthorne — The best friend of Katniss. She and Gale met when she was only twelve and he was fourteen. Both of their fathers died in the same mining explosion. Gale hunts with Katniss in the forest usually everyday, but in Catching Fire he only hunts with her on Sundays (before the 24-hour electric fence is put up) because he started work in the mines. Gale calls Katniss "Catnip," a nickname that was created after the pair first met.

Katniss barely whispered her name when he asked her what she was called and Gale thought she said Catnip. Even though Katniss told him her real name later, he still calls her that. Primrose Everdeen — The younger sister and only sibling of Katniss Everdeen. She was originally chosen as the female tribute for the 74th Hunger Games, but Katniss volunteered to take her place. She owns a goat named Lady , and a cat named Buttercup . Unlike her older sister, Prim has a heart full of compassion and she is a talented healer. She was named after the Evening Primrose, as mentioned in Mockingjay . Madge Undersee — She gave Katniss the Mockingjay pin so she could wear it as her district token (although in the movie, Katniss receives the pin from Greasy Sae). She was Katniss' friend and the mayor's daughter. In Mockingjay, Madge and her family died from the fire bombing that destroyed District 12. Catching Fire Katniss Everdeen — Returns as the narrator and the main character for the second installment, facing new challenges.

She is forced to show that she is in love with Peeta, and her desperate action at the end of the first Games was an act of mindless love. Unfortunately, she supposedly fails President Snow's inspection and is forced to get married to Peeta. But when she is forced to compete in the 75th Hunger Games , Cinna dresses her in her wedding dress for her interview, but because of his alterations, it burned and turned her into a human mockingjay. Katniss battles with her devotion to Peeta versus Gale, and remains undecided. Peeta Mellark — Katniss' 17 year old fellow tribute, who later becomes her fiance. Peeta volunteers to take Haymitch's place in the Quarter Quell, wanting to keep Katniss alive. During the Quell, Peeta runs into a force field and his heart stops, but his ally Finnick Odair restarts it by using CPR. Peeta is among those captured by the Capitol at the end. Haymitch Abernathy — Katniss and Peeta's Mentor in the Hunger Games. Has an addiction to alcohol, and gets drunk to escape the world around him.

He was the only living victor in District 12 before Katniss and Peeta. Haymitch is their mentor throughout The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. He is the one that sends the gifts from sponsors as well. Effie Trinket — Katniss and Peeta's escort in the games. She is very strict, prim, and proper. She is noted for her odd clothes, wigs and her distinct capitol accent. She helps organize sponsor gifts alongaide haymitch to send to Katniss and Peeta during the games. At the end of the 75th hunger games, Effie is arrested alongside Katniss and Peeta's prep teams . Gale Hawthorne — Katniss' best friend and hunting partner in District 12. He is nineteen years old, fierce, hates the Capitol, and wishes to start an uprising as the people of District 8 did. Katniss must pretend that they are cousins to keep him alive, or President Snow could order to have him killed. President Snow — The President of Panem. He speaks to Katniss face-to-face for the first time at the beginning of Catching Fire.

President Snow is described as having very puffy lips which was most likely from an appearance altering operation that is very popular in the Capitol. Katniss describes him as having a smell of blood and roses in his breath. Finnick Odair — The male tribute from District 4. He won the 65th Hunger Games by using a net he wove himself and a trident he received as a gift from sponsors; District 4 's trade is fishing. Finnick is described as being one of the most stunning, sensuous people on the planet. He is known for his attractive sea green eyes and bronze hair. During the Quarter Quell , a jabberjay recording of his one true love, Annie Cresta , screaming is used as psychological torture. Katniss was hesitant to make Finnick her ally, but he proved to be valuable when he helped Peeta off his plate and then administered CPR after he hit the force field. Finnick was a key person in the rebellion, as revealed to Katniss in the hovercraft at the end of the book. Mags — The female tribute from District 4.

She is around 80 years old and volunteered to take the place of a young woman, Annie Cresta , to spare her. Mags is one of the first people Katniss wants for an ally, along with Beetee and Wiress. Katniss observed that she can make a fishing hook out of anything. Unfortunately, while the group are trying to escape poison fog, Mags gives herself up without a question so Finnick could carry a wounded Peeta to safety. Johanna Mason — The female tribute from District 7. She won an earlier Hunger Games by pretending she was a weakling until there were only a handful of tributes left, then showing that she could kill viciously. Katniss remembers watching these Games herself, so Johanna is fairly young. Johanna was captured by the Capitol at the end, along with Peeta and Enobaria. Beetee Latier — The male tribute from District 3. He is very skilled with a wire, which planned to use to blow up the arena's forcefield, but Katniss shoots an arrow into it instead, and joins Katniss at the end on the way to District 13. Wiress — The female tribute from District 3.

Wiress often doesn't finish her sentences; Beetee often finishes them for her. Though very smart and able to figure out that the Quarter Quell arena acted like a clock, Wiress is killed by the male tribute from District 1, Gloss , when he slits her throat. Enobaria — The female tribute from District 2. She is famous for ripping a tribute's throat out with her teeth during Games that she won. After she won her first Games, she altered her teeth to be razor-sharp and plated them with gold. She is a threat in the arena and is later captured by the Capitol along with Peeta and Johanna. Cinna — Katniss' stylist, who risks his life to turn the wedding dress President Snow forced her to wear into a mockingjay outfit. He is captured at the beginning of the Quarter Quell. It is believed that he was killed during interrogation. Mockingjay Katniss Everdeen — The Mockingjay , the symbol for the rebels. She fought her way into the Capitol and ended the rebellion. She also killed President Alma Coin. She returned to District 12 after the war and eventually marries Peeta Mellark.

Together they have two unnamed children, one girl and one boy. Peeta Mellark — Was in the arena with Katniss during the 74th and 75th Hunger Games, but got captured by the Capitol at the end of the latter. He was hijacked by the Capitol until he was rescued. He loved Katniss since they were five years old. He marries Katniss, and they have two unnamed children, one girl and one boy. Primrose Everdeen — Katniss' little sister, who helps keep Katniss sane when Peeta wasn't there. Prim worked as a healer in District 13 and planned on becoming a doctor, but died during a bombing by Coin's soldiers when a hovercraft with parachute bombs dropped on a large group of Capitol children. When she rushed in with medics, she was killed by the second explosion. It was thought that the bomb that killed her could have been Gale's. Gale Hawthorne — Katniss' hunting partner and best friend. He is in love with Katniss, but they don't end up together because Katniss considers that the bombs that killed Prim were Gale's. He ends up working successfully in District 2 .

Katniss assumes he has plenty of girls to love there without her and he mentions that he has kissed many girls other than Katniss. Effie Trinket — The escort for Katniss and Peeta during the 74th and 75th hunger games. As a resident of the capitol, she dresses oddly and has a distinct capitol accent. She is very strict and proper. She is arrested at the end of the 75th hunger games and is taken to prison. She is released when the districts win the rebellion against the capitol. Katniss is quite surprised at effie being a rebel. Effie witnesses Katniss kill President Coin and returns home to the Capitol afterwards. Haymitch Abernathy — A drunken former victor from District 12 who used to be a mentor for the Hunger Games. He helped in the rebellion and then returned to District 12, where he remains an alcoholic even though he wasn't allowed to be one in District 13. Plutarch Heavensbee — He was the Head Gamemaker for the 75th Hunger Games, but was secretly working with the rebels to overthrow the Capitol.

Finnick Odair — Victor of the 65th Hunger Games. Originally from District 4, he helped in the rebellion against the Capitol. After Annie and Peeta are captured by the Capitol, he and Katniss help keep each other sane by tying knots on a length of rope. He marries Annie Cresta after she is rescued from the Capitol, but is sadly killed by rose-scented lizard mutts, in the transfer, during a mission to assassinate President Snow. Annie has their unnamed son after he dies. Caesar Flickerman — Comes back repeatedly to interview Peeta about the rebellion. Annie Cresta — Victor of the 70th Hunger Games. She went mad when she witnessed her district partner get beheaded. She won her games when a flood killed all the other tributes. She was the best swimmer there, so she survived. She is Finnick Odair's love interest and later becomes his wife. She is widowed when he is killed by Snow's mutts during a mission, and later gives birth to his son . President Coriolanus Snow — The cruel and twisted President of Panem, who died from either choking on his own blood or being trampled by the crowd.

Katniss pointed out that no one cared, and it didn't matter. President Alma Coin — President of District 13. She was believed to have authorized the final bombing of the Capitol's children, which killed Prim. Katniss assassinates her with an arrow during Snow's execution because she realizes Coin will be a horrible dictator as well. President Coin has gray hair which Katniss thinks may be a wig because it is uniform and there isn't a hair out of place. Suzanne Collins: Hunger Games author who found rich pickings in dystopia | Books | The Guardian The Guardian profile Suzanne Collins: Hunger Games author who found rich pickings in dystopia She's the top-selling Kindle author and the film of her book has made £300m worldwide – yet Collins remains an enigma Suzanne Collins, who is known for shunning the media circus, poses for a portrait in New York. Photograph: Victoria Will/AP Friday 27 April 2012 09.26 EDT First published on Friday 27 April 2012 09.26 EDT Share on Messenger Close There are many bestselling children's authors but only rarely do any come along who break through into the universal cultural consciousness.

CS Lewis did it, as did Roald Dahl and JK Rowling. Now along comes Suzanne Collins , a 49-year-old from Connecticut, in the US, with The Hunger Games trilogy. It's too early to know how durable this series will prove, but the signs so far are good. It has spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The film has made converts of even the most curmudgeonly critics, grossing more than $531m (£327m) worldwide in its first four weeks. More than 1m copies of the books are now in print in the UK, and last month Amazon announced that Collins had become the bestselling Kindle author so far. The woman behind the phenomenon is a bit of a mystery. Collins wrote for children's TV before turning to novels. She co-wrote the screenplay of The Hunger Games and is married to a TV actor – so knows a bit about the media circus – but she doesn't do publicity, hasn't even met her UK publishers, and seemed to tread the red carpet reluctantly at the film's Los Angeles premiere.

On her website , she is photographed in Central Park in New York, nose to snout with a toy rat, her long hair flowing witchily around her. "If you've read my fantasy series, The Underland Chronicles, you will have a clue as to why I chose this photo," she writes, offering no help to any visiting Hunger Games fan who had imagined her refulgent in a flaming robe. Indeed, the whole site seems oddly out of synch. Her biography page and sole author interview are all about The Underland Chronicles, a five-part fantasy series starring an 11-year-old boy, which preceded The Hunger Games. Apart from a scattering of jacket picture and excitable press quotes, the only mention of the books that has made her name is: "Her next series, The Hunger Games trilogy, is an international bestseller." Is her reluctance to self-publicise innocent or knowing? Either way, it's striking in the context of The Hunger Games, which is set in a nation, Panem, in which everything is televised. A fragmented post-apocalyptic society is ruled by the fascistic Capitol, which keeps the masses quiet by feeding them reality war games featuring teenagers who must fight to the last one standing.

The players who are "reaped" to play in the games are battling on two fronts: their primitive hand-to-hand combat, with whatever weapons come to hand, is mirrored by a more devious play for the sympathy – and sponsorship – of the people who are forced to watch. So the central character, Katniss, is both a warrior and a reality TV star with her own personal stylist. In these hunger games, it's not enough to be deadly with a bow and arrow; to survive, Katniss must seduce viewers into sending her food and medicine. In a video interview made for her publisher, Scholastic, Collins says that the idea came to her when she was channel-surfing one night in bed. "I was very tired … and I was flipping though images on reality television where these young people were competing for a million dollars or whatever, then I was seeing footage from the Iraq war, and these two things began to fuse together in a very unsettling way, and that is the moment where I got the idea for Katniss's story." But the troubling relationship between war and the media was impressed on her long before that night. Her father spent his career in the US air force and served in Vietnam.

"My mother tried really hard to protect us but occasionally after afternoon cartoons of whatever was on ... the nightly news would come on and I'd see footage from the war zone and I would hear the word Vietnam and I would know my dad was over there and it was a very frightening experience for me." The globe-trotting life of an air force family inspired two other preoccupations that would become central to the trilogy – it gave her space to develop a fascination with classical mythology, and it took her to lots of battlefields, ancient and modern, which her historically minded father would explain to his four children in strategic detail. The idea of a vengeful state that sends young people to be slaughtered came from Theseus and the Minotaur, while the games themselves are modelled on the gladiatorial contests of ancient Rome. At the heart of the books is the character of Katniss – an action heroine, whose ambivalence about herself and others does not merely decorate the story but drives the plot. It's a trick that is particularly admired by the novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, whose Alex Rider books have been one of the most successful action series in the UK over the past decade.

He says: "Suzanne Collins has pulled off a remarkable coup, producing a female character that has equal appeal to both boys and girls and it's interesting how the book manages to balance an intricate and detailed love triangle with sequences of fairly gruesome violence. It's not often you find both these things between the covers of the same YA [young adult] book. "It helps that Katniss Everdeen is extremely well-drawn; one of the reasons I liked the books so much. She's tough without being a tomboy and attractive without being a sophomore although she has elements of both. Her relationship with Peeta (is it love or expediency?) is particularly well-handled. Even she is unsure where her feelings truly lie." Though Katniss, who is 16 in the first book, is buffeted by all the familiar teen emotions – the desire to be special competing with a wish to belong – Collins insists the series is not a metaphor for troubled adolescence. In a rare interview, with the US School Libraries Journal, she said: "I don't write about adolescents. I write about war for adolescents." Increasingly, though, adults are also reading The Hunger Games, which has been energetically marketed to the valuable crossover audience.

Her UK publisher, Hilary Murray Hill, dates the tipping point back to 2010, when Collins was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people , and Mockingjay, the third volume in the trilogy, was published in both teen and adult editions. "We'd built the campaign around the books, rather than the author, and the excitement was very strong in the UK," she says. There is a very grown-up political logic to the books, which become steadily more uncomfortable as they go on, ending with an ultra-dystopian society in which the rebels – Katniss among them – resort to the same power games as their one-time oppressors. "Panem is clearly the USA seen through a distorting mirror ... with elements of the Roman empire thrown in. All very clever and thought-provoking," says Horowitz. The writer Michael Rosen has written admiringly for the Guardian about the politics of Collins' dystopia. "What I thought was uplifting about The Hunger Games was that I was given plenty of clues of how power was enacted in this totalitarian future society – enough clues for me to see parallels in past and present political regimes.

I felt I was being warned and I quite like being warned." Rosen's article on the Guardian's Comment Is Free website struck a geyser of opinion, ranging from those who accused it of political incoherence and wrong-headed moralism, to those who, like a user posting as "psygone", saw the trilogy as a projection of "the subconscious fears of today's teens that their future will be more and more grim, and they will have to do the 'unusual' in order to not be crushed by it". Rosen feels the hostility was partly to do with readers' dislike of feeling manipulated. "Quite a few of the responses seemed to imply that other people were stupid if they liked it, or dangerously vulnerable to its subtle rightwing ideas. But I'm quite happy to be warned by literature – particularly if the writer has enabled you to 'get behind' the dystopia, giving you some sense of how it came about, or how it's structured. I thought The Hunger Games did precisely that." Collins is unapologetic about the moral message of her books.

She says: "I hope it does make people think about what they watch in a more reflective way." But she also points out that different readers relate to different themes in the books. "For some it's the violence and the reality TV; others seem to be affected by the themes of hunger – food is a power tool that runs throughout it. Other people seem to home right in on the romance. I don't think I've ever had a book or a television project where so much of the experience was dependent on the reader's own experience, and that's been really fun." Julia Eccleshare, children's books editor of the Guardian, agrees that the power of the trilogy lies not so much in the writing as in the space it leaves for these different readings. "Adults see it as a depressing reflection of the terrible state the world is in, but young readers see it as full of potential and excitement. Katniss embodies the triumph of survival. She's stroppy, which we all are; beautiful, we which we all want to be; and powerful, which you have to be in order to survive. It's Occupy meets Big Brother meets a bit of magic.

Plus you MUST have friends, which is the 21st-century youth mantra." So who reads it? Murray Hill says the fan base is pretty evenly spread between the sexes, highly unusual for books with female heroines. To this core readership, the film has added action movie fans and connoisseurs of political dystopias. The whole phenomenon could be summed up in the familiar phrase, coined by the Romans used to describe their strategy for placating the plebeians – "bread and circuses". For all Collins' reluctance to play the media, her great good fortune is to live in an age when the movie circus can spread the bread of literature so widely. With two more films still to come, you can bet that irony isn't lost on her. Pocket profile Suzanne Collins Born: 10 August 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut Career: Began in 1991 as a writer for children's television. Moved into fiction with The Underland series, which ran to five volumes and was published between 2003 and 2007. The first volume of The Hunger Games came out in 2008.

High point: Being named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2010. Low point: Being pursued for interviews. What she says: "I don't write about adolescents. I write about war for adolescents." What they say: "Collins has joined JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer as a writer of children's books that adults are eager to read" – Bloomberg 17 'Hunger Games' Fans Weigh In On Who's The Non-Katniss MVP Of The Series - MTV Madeline Roth madfitzroth 11/05/2015 As far as fictional badass heroines go, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better or more beloved one than Katniss Everdeen. The “ Hunger Games ” trailblazer is obviously the central character of both the book and movie franchises: she’s the face of the rebellion, the spirited leader who was thrust into a world she never wanted to belong in but ended up saving and fighting for regardless. But in a series that’s so rich with strong and fascinating characters, who else besides Katniss deserves to be recognized? We went to the "Hunger Games" Tribute bash in Los Angeles on Saturday (Oct.

31) to celebrate " Mockingjay: Part 2 ," and to ask diehard fans who they think the non-Katniss MVP of the franchise is. Below, fans state their cases for the secondary characters who deserve a shout-out. [Warning: Some "Mockingjay: Part 2" spoilers ahead!] Crystal Castillo — Effie “She definitely showed who she really is on the inside towards the end of the series. And it’s really beautiful to see how she really cares about Katniss. And in her own way, even though she is from the Capitol, she really comes out and shows how much she really cares about [Katniss]. And I loved that in ‘Mockingjay: Part 1’ she came out of her shell and tried to make the best of everything. So I definitely feel that Effie’s character developed really well.” Dora Macias — Primrose “I think Primrose Everdeen deserves a shoutout. I love you, Willow!

She’s just a great character and she supports her sister, and I really aspire to be like her.” Aryana Khalilzadeh — Peeta “I feel like he motivated Katniss to do all the stuff that she did, and the things he said to her just made her the person… because in ‘Mockingjay: Part 1,’ she’s only thinking about Peeta and all the things he’s done for her. And she’s trying to get him back and repay him.” Maria Ortega and Norma Raygoza — Finnick “I feel like you see him develop a lot in ‘Catching Fire’ and then in ‘Mockingjay: Part 1,’ so I think he deserves a shout-out. I think he’s just a strong character. He’s a fighter. He has a great personality, so loving. And he chose to die for the rebellion and give his life for what he believes in.” Maddie Kirkwood — Rue “Because she drove Katniss to keep going and fighting for all that.

She was behind Katniss, pushing her, even after she was dead.” Tina Phan — Primrose “I think that she’s just really there for Katniss and is her rock and that’s the reason why Katniss did what she did; the whole thing.” Nathan Harounian — Effie “I really think Effie deserves some recognition because she really has been there for [Katniss] all that time. She’s been there throughout her whole journey in the Hunger Games. She’s helped her get through a lot of stuff and she’s just been there for her, and that’s all you can really ask for. And even though she’s part of the Capitol, she really does care about these people, Katniss and Peeta. And she really loves them with all her heart, so I think she deserves some recognition.” Jordan Blauvelt — Peeta “I like Peeta because he’s just with Katniss the whole way. He doesn’t have much to offer, sadly, but he’s always backing her up.” Liz Escalante — Haymitch “Because he’s awesome.

He’s been through [the Games] a lot of years ago and I think he’s amazing and he’s been guiding the tributes. I like him a lot. At the beginning, he was kind of mean to them, but then he changed and he was trying to protect Katniss.” Florence Kizza- Boggs “I feel like Boggs is very under appreciated just because he doesn’t appear until the third and the fourth film. But he really does his part to lead the squad going in, and at the end, he does what he does to push Katniss forward and be like ‘Katniss, do what you need to do.’ And he’s a good mentor and a good advisor for her.” Karen Olea — Finnick “Finnick, because he goes through everything from the first time when he was in the Hunger Games to the Quarter Quell again. And then in ‘Mockingjay: Part 2,’ he kind of sacrifices himself for everybody else. So he ends up dying — spoiler alert! — but he’s already gotten married to Annie and had a baby. He still does that huge sacrifice because he knows it’s for the greater good of everyone else. For Katniss to be saved.

You hate him at first and then you get to know his story and it’s so sad.” Ricky Duarte — Johanna To be honest, I would say Johanna, played by Jena Malone. The things she says, like in 'Catching Fire,' when she faced off against the Capitol and got mad at the Capitol... the things she says are just pretty awesome." Laura Schkolnick — Haymitch and Effie “Haymitch and Effie, because they’re kind of like a tag team. They just want to help Katniss and Peeta win and survive. So I think that’s really nice. And how Haymitch got both of them to stay alive in the first one — that probably took a lot, and that deserves recognition.” Kristal Galeana — Finnick “Probably Finnick Odair. He’s a tough guy. His whole character is great, how he loves Annie and stuff. When he’s talking about Annie in interviews in ‘Catching Fire,’ I think that was so touching.

And he’s so brave to go into battle right after his wedding.” Tea Kingley — Cinna “I think Cinna because Cinna designed all the costumes and he designed the Mockingjay suit that was really big to lead the revolution. He designed Katniss’ dresses, like the one that turned into the Mockingjay in ‘Catching Fire’ that really united the rebellion. His designs really did change the world.” Clarissa Cueva — Primrose “I think just because she’s so young and she’s had to witness so much, and that’s hard for someone who’s like 12. I think she’s just a really courageous character in the books. And even though it ends tragically for her, I think that she was an important part of it.” Karlie Bixler and Jenna Wilson — Gale “Gale was there from the beginning. He and Katniss are the original OTP. And I feel like even though we’ve seen a lot more about Peeta throughout the movies, Gale still has one of the most important roles. And he really has a special place in Katniss’ heart.

And I think he’s definitely left an impact on her.” “I think Gale kind of pushed Katniss, you know? To fight. I think that he influenced Katniss. I don’t think Katniss would be where she is now in the movies if it wasn’t for Gale. “Hunger Games” fans, who’s your pick for the series’ non-Katniss MVP? Sound off in the comments! The Katniss factor: What the 'Hunger Games' movies say about feminism, and war - LA Times The Katniss factor: What the 'Hunger Games' movies say about feminism, and war 'The Hunger Games' Lionsgate Jennifer Lawrence appears in a scene from "The Hunger Games." The movie series' final installment, "Mockingjay -- Part 2" comes out Friday. Jennifer Lawrence appears in a scene from "The Hunger Games." The movie series' final installment, "Mockingjay -- Part 2" comes out Friday. (Lionsgate) Steven Zeitchik Contact Reporter Throughout the new "Hunger Games" movie, the fourth and final in the dystopian series, heroine Katniss Everdeen's name is intoned with grave sincerity.

The manipulative President Snow whispers it, as one does of a worthy rival; her battle partner and occasional romantic interest Gale Hawthorne utters it to suggest a noble comrade. But the most telling invocation comes early in the film. "It's Katniss," belts out Peeta Mellark, her other battle partner and romantic interest, compromised and angry as he lies in a hospital bed. "It's [all] because of Katniss." See the most-read entertainment stories >> Open link Much has indeed happened thanks to Katniss, a name you couldn't dream up if you tried and now can't imagine not existing. The character has become a kind of cultural shorthand — an archetype, someone who has deepened our understanding of armed conflicts and paved the way for a political movement. And that's just off the screen. As the Lionsgate franchise winds down with this week's release of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2," the film and its lead character reside in a far different world than the one in which they began. And many of those differences came because of "The Hunger Games" films. There is, of course, the money.

The franchise that started with novelist Suzanne Collins and was largely directed by Francis Lawrence has taken in $2.3 billion globally, with more on the way. Every year since 2012, at least 35 million tickets have been bought in the United States to a new "Hunger Games" movie. More Americans on average have come out to see Katniss in a given film than they have Harry Potter. But the effects go beyond sheer popularity. As played by Jennifer Lawrence , Katniss, with her bow and arrow, has inspired a generation to lift up their weapons, both literally (the surge in archery lessons) and otherwise. She is often unsmiling, efficient and "male-like," by the chestnutty Hollywood definition, in which female characters are rarely foremost and even less frequently autonomous. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2' trailer An official trailer for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2." An official trailer for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2." See more videos Before "Hunger Games," Hollywood somehow couldn't conceive of a fully formed, villain-thwacking heroine in a top-tier franchise. Sure, some swings had been taken.

But they were exceptions — pre-made stars in one-offs (Angelina Jolie in "Salt" or "Wanted") or one-dimensional types in B-movie serials (Milla Jovovich's "Resident Evil" or Kate Beckinsale 's "Underworld"). Katniss, on the other hand, was, almost from the start, confident but complicated, bold but human. "She's just so relatable and she's not a superhero — she feels real, she feels lost, she feels reluctant," said director Francis Lawrence. "She doesn't want to be a leader, she doesn't want to be part of a rebellion." If the character was sometimes caught in a love triangle, a Bridget Jones touch that doesn't exactly scream postfeminist consciousness, she spent much of the rest of the time knocking away at glass ceilings, the Hollywood lady hero whose power comes from thoughts and actions more than sexuality. The franchise, to be sure, did not always ace the Bechdel test — the metric in which movies are gauged by whether they feature two women holding a conversation about a subject other than a man — but only because Katniss was not having very many conversations at all. She was concentrating on getting the job done.

And weighed against "Twilight," its young-adult antecedent and box office analogue, with that series' objectifying ways and forever-after fairy tales, "The Hunger Games" is even more progressive. Compared with Bella Swan, Katniss is Bella Abzug. Still, the feminist-minded media studies expert Alisa Perren, who teaches at the University of Texas at Austin, cautions against extrapolating too much exuberance. The Hunger Games (2012) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

Director: a list of 46 titles created 07 Jun 2012 a list of 22 titles created 24 Jun 2012 a list of 32 titles created 12 May 2013 a list of 48 titles created 11 Feb 2014 a list of 22 titles created 2 months ago Title: The Hunger Games (2012) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 33 wins & 42 nominations. See more awards » Videos Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. Director: Francis Lawrence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever.

Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage. Director: Francis Lawrence As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance. Director: Francis Lawrence Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape. Director: Wes Ball A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Director: James Cameron 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in.

When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. Director: Neil Burger Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well. Director: Gore Verbinski After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. Director: Jon Favreau The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. Director: Kenneth Branagh A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. Director: James Cameron A reluctant hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home - and the gold within it - from the dragon Smaug.

Director: Peter Jackson When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family. Director: Sam Raimi Edit Storyline In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives.

Written by Suzanne Collins May the Odds be Ever in your Favor See more » Genres: Rated PG-13 for intense violent thematic material and disturbing images - all involving teens | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 23 March 2012 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $152,535,747 (USA) (23 March 2012) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The four-note song of the Mockingjay is the same as the opening four notes of 'Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (1968): A Time for Us' released in 1968. See more » Goofs When Katniss is kind of hiding from the careers in the tree, Cato tries to climb after her. In one shot, you can see his right arm rising to grab a branch, where in the next shot, it is his left hand grabbing it before it breaks off. See more » Quotes [first lines] Seneca Crane : I think it's our tradition. It comes out of a particularly painful part of our history...

Soundtracks War Written by Gabriel Hubert, Saiph Graves, Amal Hubert, Tycho Cohran, Jafar Graves, Uttama Hubert, Seba Graves and Tarik Graves The American battle royale,I think not 1 April 2012 | by Samandreas66 (United States) – See all my reviews The hunger games is a wonderful film that is angaging from start to finish.I really enjoyed this film and what it had to offer.The action was done well even though the camera was shaky it still had that emotional grip during the action sequences.This film has the basic plot of battle royale young adults killing each other and thats it.The hunger games is sent up in a world were people watch all this violence in amusement and shock.The actiing from jennifer lawrence is to die for she gives a eye opening performance.Also josh hutcherson who was stuck in child actor nirvana for a while shines in this well.Woody harrelson and lenny kravitz did a fine job as well.Donald sutherland does a in the shadows performance.For a PG-13 film it is quite dark and grim especially when the action kicks in and when characters talk about the whole idea of the hunger games

.If you want a brutal,sometimes jaw dropping but emotional experience watch the hunger games.

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Question: Who is the central character in the film series 'The Hunger Games?
Answer: Katniss Everdeen